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Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1887-10-26

In the Prairie Dog, of last week,
Reub. Lake attempted to draw the In
DEN into the unfortunate troubles now
surrounding the Larned land office. In
this effort Reuben will not be success
full. The INDEX several weeks ago had
its say on this issue, it then and now ia
vOred the settlement of the matter by
the duly appointed officer of the gov
eminent, employed to investigate all al
legged Irregularities on the part of Mr..
6rOwnlee. We do not approve of try
ing cases in the newspapers, under any
circumstances; and especially are we
opposed TO democrats washing their
sOiled linen before the public gaze. AS
far as Reub. Lakes believing is con-
cerned, we care nothing for it. He was
long since lost to all ideas of gratitude,
friendship. prOpriety or even common
decency. To-day he is abusing the best
friends Of his life; to morrow he will be
riding new hobby and attempting to
destroy the friends of to-day; next week
he Will be cuddling to his bosom the en-
emies of yesterday. Hehas grown TO be
misanthrope, and his days of useful
ness have departed. Now, to serve
Reub. Lake is to have his ingratitude
in after days. to scOurge him will bring
out his respect. lie does not appear TO
realize that he lives In a most brittle
glass house and that above all others lie
should not be hurting stones at alleged
land frauds.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1887-10-26
NO HAN;SL1ND

According TO information received by
Hon. Sidney Clark, ex-congressman
from Kansas, settlers are pouring into
No Mans Land, and no hindrance is OPP
posed to their occupation. No violence
Is reported, every man selects location.
and as there is no law to govern them.
each man constitutes himself a conserv-
ator of the public peace. \ provisional
territorial council has been formed, with
DIR. y. G.. Chase president. This body
holds legislative sessions and passes
laws which are submitted to the popular
vote Capitalization. y bill has recently
PASSED the council dividing Cimarron
territory, as that tract is named, into
three seasonal districts, and seven dele
gate representative districts. An cleo
ton Is To be held November Sth, when
nine senators and fourteen delegates
will be elected (six senators and seven
delegates at large,) and such road and
school officers as the various localities
may desire. This act is only Droyis-
ional, of course, but it will be submitted
To the people, and on the ballots to be
used blank space will be ruled for the
voter TO indicate whether he wants an
neXatiOn To Kansas, Texas, New Mexico,
Colorado, or territorial government. a
large vote is expected as the people
there take lively interest in this move
ment towards the benefits and protec-
lection of civil government.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1887-10-26
NOTICE OF REPRESENTATIONS

NOTICE is hereby given that We the uuder-
" signed commissioners thcrennto duly sp-
pointed by the Hon. G. Willis, Judge 81 the
District court Of Barber county Kansas will
on the 5th day of November. A. d.. ISS,. mr.
coed to lay or according to law, for the
THE Chicago, Kansas ana Western Railroad
Company"
along the line of its proposed road. rs located
through the county of BARBER, n route for said
proposed rnilroad not exceeding one hundred
1eet IN width except for the PURPOSES OF emf
tlngs and embankments it shall be necessary
10 take more for the proper construction and
security of the road through as much of SASH
county as may be desired by said company
ana also such lands as may be deemed necessa-
ry Tor slde-h1ckS, depOts, workshops. water
STATIONS. material for construction except tim
oer the rl2ht OF way over ada cent lands sulli-
cient 10 eil;loio such company to construct and
repair its road and stations, and a right to con-
duet water by aqueducts and the right OF
making proper drums, and will carefully sur-
Vey ana carefully ascertain the QUANTITY or
nnd necessary for such purposes, out of each
quarter section or other lot of land through
Wnicn salu route, side trucks, etc, is SO located
ana apprstise the value OF such portion OF any
such quarter section other lot OF land ana
assess the damages thereto; and when we shall
ascertain that such portion of such Quarter
section or iot. belongs TO different owners We
VIII arpraise the value and assess the damages
OF each such owners interest We will com
mence TO law OF said route, side-tracks etc as
aforesaid, on the line of said company's rail.
road, as located, at the east line of Minrona
township, in Barber county, Kansas, on said
DAY, ana Will adjourn from time to time until
our labors i'm this behalf are completed
Dateu TINS 81 day or October. A. D., 1887
w. w. COOK,
J. ID. FLEMING,
-, JOHN MCGRATH,
!" Commissioners.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1887-10-26
LNDL1N ANARCHISTS.

The dissatisfaction among the Crows
eliminating i'm the recent outbreak
lates back To the visit of Sitting Bull
and his sioux braves to the battle
ground last summer, where they held a
commemorative war dance, and Sitting
Bull addressed the Crows something
like this:
Look at that monument. That
marks the work of my people. We are
respected and feared by the white man
for we killed his great chief and more
than three hundred of his warriors on
This spot. We receive one and a half
pounds of beef at a ration, but you get
only one half pound, yet we do no work
but ride and visit our friends as we
please. See your little log houses and
farms. You are the white mans slave.
lie is teaching you to labor only that
you may forget the use of your war
paint. The red man was made by the
Great Spirit to hunt and to fight. 1t is
the white mans business to work. He
is only soldier when he is paid"
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1887-10-26
MASON AND DIXON'S LINE.


Where was Mason and Dixon's lire,
and why was it SO lied? is question
so frequently asked that we gladly re-
publish the following short answer:
Mason and DiXon's line is the par
allel of latitude 80 deg. 4S IN. 263 sec.
north, which separates Pennsylvania
and Maryland. 1t was the northern
limit Of The original slave states, al
though not at hCst intended to be so.
Ii was run by Charles Mason and Jere-
miah Dixon, two English mathemati-
clans, from December, 1853, to Deem
Der, 1867. The line was PHI miles long.
ut every ifth mile being planted a stone
with the arms OF the Penn family on
one site and Of Lord Baltimore on the
other. The line was again run in 1915
and found correct.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1887-10-26
WHEAY 1ND PROHIBI1ION

Frank WIlkCrsOn, who has been wri-
ting some queer truths to the New
York papers, from the west, and whose
theories are at times startling, i'm a
long letter to the New York Times as
sOciate5 the prohibition liquor move
meut i'm the west causatively with the
price of wheat. lie says that morality
and religion have not caused one man
out OF five i'm Iowa and Kansas TO vote
for a prohibitory amendment. The
prohibition movement i'm these states,
he argues, arose wholly from the pow
erty of the farmers which promptly fol.
lowed The decrease i'm value of bread
stuiIs and provisions" and that while
the farmcfs were growing poorer as the
prices of their products declined aud
their consumption of liquor increased.
the saloon-keepers gaining in influence
undertook t0 control the nominating
conventions aud the elections of the
people. Then the tillers of the soil
sadly realized That they could no longer
afford TO drink liquor, and they deter
mined that the saloon power in politics
should bt crushed.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1887-10-26
SheyTT'S Proclamation.

STATE OF KANSAS.
COUNTY OF BARBER, IS
The State of Kansas to all whor, these
presents shall come, Greeting
Know We that |, Charles ID. Nelson.
Sheriff of Barber County, Kansas. by
virtue Of authority in me vested by law.
DO by this proclamation. give public
hotice that on the first Tuesday after
the hrst Monday in November, the same
being
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER S. 1857,
a general election will be held for the
purpose or eiecting the following Coun-
" ana township officers, to- wit
i Register of Deeds.
County Treasurer.
] County Clerk.
! County Surveyor.
l Coroner.
] Commissioner. LIST district.
Also, in each municipal township in
the county
l Trustee.
! Treasurer.
! Clerk.
justices.
2 Constables.
] Road Overseer.
Votes OF electors will be received for
the candidates for the above offices at
the usual voting places in Barber coun-
~ ON the above named date.
Witness my hand on this, 18th day of
October, y. D.. 1887.
CHARLES ID. NELSON,
Il Sheriff OF Barber county.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1887-10-26

Two weeks ago the INDEX published
a correspondence from Baxter Springs
Ia reference to 81 e Quapaw lands, the
correspondent stating that part of these
lands bad been allotted to the Indians
In srycfaliy and that TIE remainder
would De open To settlement. The
sIsicw"H, WIS denied on the 18th INST.
10y acting commissioner Of Indian af.
fairs. ia ihy following letter:
SIR have received your letter of
the lst inst. stating that you under
stand that the lands i'm the Quapaw
agency. Indian territory, after allOt-
ments ara mrle % the Indians, Will BE-
offered lor settlement and sale. and
asking that this Office inform you If IL
is true. AND upon what terms they can
be- purchased. etc. In reply l have to
say that when the all0lments shall have
been made tO the Indians within that
agency. under the provisions of the act
IT February 5. 1857. the secretary of
The interior may negotiate with the
different tribes thereon, for the pur-
chase ami release 10y SAID tribes. in con
formiiy vitr tie treaty or statute un-
Ter which such reservation is held, o,
such portions ui their reservation not
allotted, as such tribes shall, from
time TO time. consent to sell, which
purchase shall not be complete until
ratified hy congress.
you may observe from the above
that There is 100 probability of amy lands
within said agency being offered for
settlement or sale in the near future.
and ion Jhe mean time no one VIII be
allowed To enter that agency with a
view To- taking advantage of any action
hat The government may hereafter
AXE i'm the matter"
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1887-10-26
LIND FRAUDS.

Commissioner Sparks, of the general
land office, in his annual report to the
secretary of the interior, makes some
most startling declarations in connec-
ton with public land matters. He says:
''SuCu arec,rd of crime as that shown by
investigation made by special agents
during the last two years is rarely to lie
found. Bold, reckless, and gigantic
schemes 20 rob the government of its
lands have been discovered and exposed
p every state and territory containing
public lands, and / think | can truth
fully sayOin every land district and
county which 4 special agent has visit
ID. Systematic efforts to mislead and
corrupt ,utrymen, in order that they
might become instruments in defraud-
ing the government, have been resorted
to. Men of intelligence and high stand
ing i'm the community, i'm many instan-
ces miIi.ouaires, were the leaders in
these unlawful transactions. Over s.
600 cases have been discovered wherein
perjury or subomation of perjury was
committed. In a majority of cases the
officers before whom the proofs or 9th
er papers were executed, largely state
and territorial officers, not directly re-
sponsible to the land department. were
cogniZant of the fraud, or could have
become So by ordinary diligence
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1887-10-26

The Chicago anarchists cases were
submitted to the supreme court of the
United States, last week, by Roger A.
Pryor. BENZ. +. Butler and Randolph
Tucker, ihree Of the ablest lawyers in
this country. The case went to this.
the highest tribunal, on a writ of error.
The points raised are, On as to the quail
ifcations OF the jurors who returned
the verdict and C2l as to the right to
compel defendants 10 testify against
themselves. A juror may have read OF
ease, in the papers. and still not be
disqualified under the law of Illinois.
On Tie second point, the defendants
took The witness stand at the request
of their counsel, and 1t was the severe
cyoss-examlnation that made them tell
al they knew. Tie decision of the
supreme court VIII he watched fOr with
great interest,
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1887-10-26

Once more WE Slust ask the thinking
republicans Of Barber county how they
ike their medicine9 Their delegates
fairly nominated a candidate for sheriff
and almost before these delegates re-
turned home the Medicine Lodge trick
sters had pulled down the nominee and
sub tuiod Doc. Rigg. As matter OF
fact. Rigg could not have been nomina-
ted tor the office. The party would not
have submitted to 1t; but the same party
allows few willy politicians to work a
"thimble-rig" OF il and put an obiec-
tlonable name ON the tiCkst. .Tbe viii
of the majority was not consulted, I'M
less Doe Rigg, Rye Van Slyke aud Tom
MeNtal are considered MARTY.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1887-10-26

Mr.. Roessler is not finding mis- race fer
commissioner of the first district as one
sided an affair as he expected. Wehave
it from good authority that he will not
carry his own township. He does not
pretend to be running Oh his own mer-
Its, but on the deficiencies of the Barber
county officials heretofore elected. lie
takes the broad ground that every
county officer in BsyOeT county is . thief
and rascal. Such wholesale charges
are not relished by the fTieuds OF The
present officials, and those friends are
many.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1887-10-26

y good story is told on Hutchinson
real estate agent who was riding in a
carriage showing property to party OF
strangers Reaching suburban tract
he remarked: Now, here is a beau
tiful piece of land that sold three
months ago for $500. IL is now worth
81 500" The hack-driver thought il
was time for him to say something il.
Illustrating the boom in Hutchinson, sc
he opened out: Gentlemen, do you
see that mule over thereY Well. sir
four months ago that animal was only
n jack rabbit, grazing on that samt
trnct. -
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1887-10-26
lEMoeEATrc TICKET.
Democratic Platform.

We II. un.,.,r'liNes Of the democratic
party . .r 'f.u.y. in convention as-cu-
blcd H. endorse the administration oi
PRESTON. rU.rr l',rcpnd flr she wisdom
disp...i I..r,... nri tac arn',. honest can
an uuN H.".s. Zoo ... Dee has pursued in
dcai.u. with ..I. issues that have
pre- -u. tIr his confederation
Will" ,li- great government
Hi ...n proven In every act he
I'm . lu1 h.- conduct In general hn.
ho' iuf cter honest man must admire
III" .. Hru... .u1'ir. 10 modern democracy.
what ,H. goat Jackson WIS to the party In H.
Infancy. uul g. -Icu. VIC take extreme plcasu,
IN once moro declaring ourselves as staunch
ndhr '1.. fob flr purity whose -tandar,l-bcnrci
he o. iiC hF- u..e.l in every manner becomlnr
The hutt American ou The continent. and he ha.
fcWIc--} Uud itnrurtilly performed the duties
which Hc Does icc1 chosen Ia perform
We Gru'uue' ihr republican party OF the
nation fIr throwing every Obstacle In Their
power .n ,.caIy OF the present chief cxcctl
tive. fnr ,hr pHpo.c 90 hndcring him In ear
ryiig oYt tl.so sacred principles OF reform,
plcdI.I BOO tlg national democratic convention
of ls-l
We 1rmHnl thst n1 moro ~ the public lands
Dc guuteJ FOB railroad. orothcr corporations:
That Oh. rlfc. uf tlrn bc reduced on imports
used uy the un SOS co. the people:
That is.t .ave o." enacted. which will STOP
Tho clh.rIiuut rates charged for carrying
frCilhI over u..l.ri.;
TInt 500 ure Zoo favor II paying or the publ,
drht U- is.t u, tirDuHstnnces will permit;
That Weuru i1 l1surOf gold silverand green.
back constituting the lawful money ~ IN,
untiUu
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1887-10-26

If the taxpayers of Barber county
would stop and reason on this matter Of
the election of sheriff, not one in a
hundred would vote for Doe Rigg. lie
is nice, smooth talker, but that said
all is said. The records will show that
during his four-years ncumbency of the
Office he was indeed most expensive
luxury for Barber county. Tue costsin
criminal cases during those four years
were enormous, and had he been the
diIigent, active and competent officer
that Judge Stevens is, thousands of dol
lars could have been saved the county.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1887-10-26

The president and his party arrived
at Washington, after their swinging
around the circle, last Saturday morn.
ing at $40. the appointed time to q
minute. During his absence, - days
he travelled 1000 miles and passed
through u states. lie was well pleas.
ed with the trip and there are few o.
his constituents who begrudged him
what pleasure he may have had out of
il. one thing is certain, MIR. Cleveland
is to.GGy much stronger politically
than when i.e started.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1887-10-26

The Knusas City exposition will be
open seven days in the week. IL il
pays expenses then, il Will be a sur
prise. The building is located tive
miles away from the business center;
it can c,Iy be approached over the
toughest and worst streets known in
the west; only an insufficient street car
service reaches The building. One trip
10 The exposition satisfies most people,
whereas. IL il had been located any
where near the center of the city, the
crowds could not he accommodated.
II has The appearance of job in the
interest Of real estate speculation, as
now located. ana wo wonder that the
people pairOnIze IT,.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1887-10-26

We do not believe that w. W. Cook.
John McGrath, John d. Fleming. Bob
raliaferro. Jim Hall, Charlie Nelson.
Frank Holmes, Judge Ellis, Capt Rogers.
Judge Hardy, Jack Jones or Harry Lam
lis are thieves. rascals and robbers. 10
natter if Nj. Roessler intimates that
hey are. We believe that there are
men in the county, hundreds of them,
who are just as honest, just as compe-
tent and just as deserving of office as
Mr.. ROessler.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1887-10-26

Mr.. Shelly is attempting to get Medi-
cine Lodge votes by Offering to build
race track here if he is elected register
of deeds. The position of a 'hoss" man
and that of competent public official
are so different, that Mr.. Shelly should
not expect votes because of his qualifi-
cations for the former. The best thing,
then, to be done, is to keep Mr.. Hall in
office
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1887-10-26

Capt. John Wise. a republican, was
the conductor who had charge of the
presidential train from indianapolis t.
~. Louis. 1T Knocked me out" said
he, "when ! saw Dan Lamont step of
the train anu purchase nine tickets to
~. Louis. Cleveland footed the bills
all the way through. | have hauled
many one Of these statesmen and of
flee holders, but that is the first 1 ever
saw who paid his own way
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1887-10-26

The petroit5 won the worlds cham
piouslip over the ST. Louis Browns.
last vett, getting eight out of eleven
games played. The contest was to be
fifteen games. After tie 1t. Louis club
had lost, 10 then commenced to pla,
ball. 10 is iutInatrd that the losers
were Zoo mo- condition. from late hours
and dissipation, to play a championship
game and ihis a. perhaps the truth.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1887-10-26

CpOllCu lOI tic WICK cUulDS OclO-
Der 24, 1887, by Shannon & Shannon,
Abstracters and Conveyancers, Medl-
cine Lodge. Kansas.
G W Hall to VIM c Sloppy l6O
near Med Lodge. ...........S 5000
II 81 Cutter to w q Hull 16O
near Med Lodge .......... 1900
Geo e Smith to McSanier 100
near Canema. .............. 1900
Z L Jinks to W. 5 Burgess 100
near Elm Mills. ....... -. 800
w S Burgess to b T Coffman l6O
near Elm Mills. ......... 500
| ID Maxon to J NJ Lakey 80
near Lodi. 1900
NJ ii Hitchcock TO l. Davis 50
near MingOna.. ....... 1000
Jas Walping to n Sabin l6O
near Sexton. ............... 100
Chas Miner TO g z Hull 100 acres
near Aetna.
B z Ayers to " ii Lake IeO acres
near Lake City. 500
K w Thompson to Jas Myers lots
1884 blk So blk AZ Kiowa.. 30
Jas Z. Massey to John Mason |
20 blk7 Sun City ...... 500
j + Stalker to NJ Dake 100 acres
near HaZeltOn ......... 1900
Geo w Rasure to d n Hyre 100 a
near HazeltOn. ... 1900
ID n Hyre to j j Kindrick 16O a
TT
near HaZelton. ......... =. 1900
COmanche Land Seattle Co to r
Hunter ct al 224O a near Lake
City,. Observation-Disclosures 1880
Wellsford Town Co to G d Wells
ford 160 near Mumford. go. 1900
r Rose to S Slack $50 a near
Amber =. .......... 200
5 Slack to A Z Barton $50 near
AnOer. ................... 16OO
MEDICINE LODGE
j n Reals4O r E Edwards int
in 10 lots on Buffalo ave and
lots on Central ave Hartzel's
auu.. .................... 1OOU
Jas Boutwell, to o c Ewart 8 lots
in Hartzell's add .......... $50
w w Cook TO w Smith lots %
A. IS blk 2 c S and Co.'S add. 1000
w W Cook to J W Smith lot
blk G S and Co.'S add. SEQ
w w Cook to A n Bentley all of
blk l c S * Co.'S add. ......... 800
KIOwA
X Z Co to w ID Hynes lots Z s 8
DIX liz. ....... ............. lao
j w DobsOn too w McGavney
out lot No 66. ................ 300
The K and z K E Elk to F Ran
dali lot 2 blk 1873. ............. 500
NJ S Justise to o p T Ewell pit of
lot lJc. Observation-Disclosures. 1000
Z b Kenelia to n G Rowley $50
near Sun City ............ 1000
Chas Carl to n G Rowley 1850 a
near Sun City. 1850
+ + Thompson to w Crawford
100 near Sexton. ..........
W n Bradbury to j Reid $40 a
near Aetna .......... 24OO
a Peterson to J Brrington 100 a
near Aetna. 500
a Esmond to NJ G Brown 100 a
near Sun City. .......... 49,. |
A EsmOnd to T K Brown 100 a
near Sun City. /
j Ii Kichland to David Halton 100
near Sexton. ............... 300
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1887-10-26
Land oaiee a. Larned, KAN. Semi. al. lss7

Notice is hereby given that the foIl,rvin~
named settler has t1led notice of her Intention
10 mako neal proof in support of her claim.
anu mar shid PROOF will be made before the
MEDICINE Lodge. Kansas, on December 2L
1857, viz: Mary Z. Thompson, O. ID. &. No. I4ps5>
range II west. w
She names the following witnesses 30 prove
her coniinuons residence upon and cultivation
of said land, viz:
John Jesse, Robert Jesse Mary Galloway.
Lee strickiand, OIL OF Medicine Lodge. Kansas
q - w. X. BUOwNLEE, Register.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1887-10-26

Notice Is hereby given that the folF .,v,,..
named settler has Hicd notice of her .m.nt-
To make nBal proof in support Of n.snuon
and that said proof will he made 80. oia, IL,
clerk 81 the district court OF 81 ,,cr ,.',,,, une
r nansa- ~ nc, Medicine Lodge, nnsas on n.
i4sM'. Tor the 2 = ne Y, and NV nc " ~, =.
10, Twp % south, range u W. st ecc
her cont,n,,s, inc I1lowing witnesses TO prove
of said land, viz: nv" Hhu cultivation
w Henry sparks. John Frow. NJ Wright. Sophia
Dasshc.a 100 D. ParciNI a. Annie Omey, an OF
OseTncan, Baroer County Kansas ~ VI
80 - W. r. BROWHI,EE RcOfsfar
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1887-10-26
Land ONCE at Larned, Rams. Set p isaz :

Notice is hereby given that The followinp.
named settler has filed notice of his Intention
and that said proof will be made before the
probate Judge of Barber county, Kansas. at
Medlclne Lodge; Kansas, on December "A. issT-
!! s-w t, and " y sc sec 8, and ne n.w acc
IL, twp "a south, range I3 west 0eo
IA ny naines the Following witnesses to prove
of said land, viz: MUM
NJ, 7 Shumate, Abe Chapman, Henry Wilson.
mual2 "u,s9h, carrie Orton and Hume Blake.
all OF Lodi, Barber county, Kansas '
~ - w. r. BRowNLEE Register